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Table 2 Outcome parameters compared between two methods

From: Modified chair method: an easy and efficient reduction method without medication for anterior shoulder dislocation

 

Total

(n = 257)

Hippocratic Method

(n = 116)

MOC Method

(n = 141)

p Value

Success rate (n,%)

234 (91.1)

98 (84.5)

136 (96.5)

0.002

Pain Indexa (Median, IQR)

5.15 (2.80, 29.75)

36.70 (22.40, 47.25)

3.20 (2.10, 4.53)

<  0.001

Duration of reduction (seconds, Median, IQR)

20.00 (11.00, 64.00)

71.00 (52.25, 94.75)

12.00 (9.00, 15.25)

<  0.001

VAS pain score (Median, IQR)

3.00 (3.00, 5.00)

6.00 (4.00, 6.00)

3.00 (2.00, 3.00)

<  0.001

Satisfactory level (n,%)

   

<  0.001

 Very dissatisfied

30 (11.7)

30 (25.9)

0 (0)

 

 Dissatisfied

24 (9.3)

24 (20.7)

0 (0)

 

 General

36 (14.0)

20 (17.2)

16 (11.3)

 

 Satisfied

88 (34.2)

28 (24.1)

60 (42.6)

 

 Very satisfied

79 (30.7)

14 (12.1)

65 (46.1)

 
  1. Abbreviations: VAS Visual analog scale
  2. aPain Index = VAS pain score
  3. bDuration of reduction(s)/10